List of largest cities in the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation member countries
This is a list of the largest cities in the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation member states, based on the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects report (2010 population estimates from the report's 2007 revision).[1]
Rank | City | Images | Population | Country | Statistical concept[2] | Area (km2)[3] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Jakarta[4] | 30,214,303 | Urban agglomeration[5] | 6,392 | ||
2 | Karachi[6] | 24,700,000 | Urban agglomeration | 4,966 | ||
3 | Dhaka[7] | 22,690,116 | Urban agglomeration | 2,161 | ||
4 | Cairo | 18,420,000 | Official metropolitan area | 1,310 | ||
5 | Lagos[8] | 17,060,307 | Urban agglomeration[9] | 907 | ||
6 | Istanbul | 14,500,000 | Metropolitan municipality | 5,343 | ||
7 | Tehran[10] | 13,532,000 | City proper | 1,489 | ||
8 | Lahore[10] | 11,126,285 | Urban agglomeration | 1,370 | ||
9 | Bandung[4] | 8,199,892 | Urban agglomeration | 1,876 | ||
10 | Faisalabad[10] | 7,873,910 | Urban agglomeration | 1,097 | ||
11 | Islamabad-Rawalpindi[11] | 7,412,205 | Metropolitan Area | 6,451 | ||
12 | Surabaya[4] | 7,302,283 | Urban agglomeration[5] | 2,787 | ||
13 | Baghdad | 6,625,000 | Metropolitan area | 730 | ||
14 | Semarang | 6,544,289 | Urban agglomeration | 5,287 | ||
15 | Kuala Lumpur[10] | 6,088,000 | Metropolitan area[5] | 673 | ||
16 | Riyadh[10] | 5,666,000 | City proper | 1,550 | ||
17 | Khartoum[10] | 5,185,000 | Urban agglomeration | 580 | ||
18 | Ankara | 5,045,083 | Urban agglomeration[12] | 2,516 | ||
19 | Gujranwala[10] | 5,014,196 | Urban agglomeration | 1,556 | ||
20 | Chittagong | 5,012,000 | Official metropolitan area | 990 | ||
21 | Multan[11] | 4,745,109 | City District | 3,721 | ||
22 | Alexandria | 4,421,000 | City proper | 2,970 | ||
23 | Casablanca | 4,270,750 | Urban agglomeration | 1,615 | ||
24 | Peshawar[10] | 4,269,079 | Urban agglomeration | 1,257 | ||
25 | Abidjan | 4,175,000 | Urban agglomeration | 2,550 | ||
26 | Medan[13] | 4,103,696 | Metropolitan area | 1,991 | ||
27 | Yogyakarta | 4,010,436 | Urban agglomeration | 1,900 | ||
28 | Sargodha[11] | 3,903,588 | City District | 5,854 | ||
29 | Sialkot[11] | 3,893,672 | City District | 3,016 | ||
30 | Kabul | 3,768,000 | City proper | 275 | ||
31 | Bahawalpur[11] | 3,668,106 | City District | 24,830 | ||
32 | Algiers | 3,500,000 | Urban agglomeration[14] | 363 | ||
33 | Mashhad | 3,131,586[15] | City proper | 3,946 |
See also
editReferences and notes
edit- ^ World Urbanization Prospects, 2007 revision (online data) Archived 2009-06-18 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "World Urbanization Prospects: The 2007 Revision Population Database". Archived from the original on 2009-05-05. Retrieved 2009-12-25.
- ^ The area figures are taken from individual national censuses according to the criteria and statistical concepts noted in the World Urbanization Prospects.
- ^ a b c "Indonesia: Jawa". Retrieved 2017-07-05.
- ^ a b c Data refer to the functional urban area, that is, contiguous areas which are consistently urban in character as indicated by levels of population density, economic functions and facilities.
- ^ "Population explosion: Put an embargo on industrialisation in Karachi". 6 October 2013.
- ^ Desk, Tribune (2022-01-14). "Dhaka ranks world's sixth most populous city". Dhaka Tribune. Archived from the original on 2023-01-15. Retrieved 2023-01-15.
- ^ "Lagos State Government". Archived from the original on 2015-10-18. Retrieved 2016-02-21.
- ^ Data refer to Lagos State
- ^ a b c d e f g h http://www.demographia.com/db-worldua.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ a b c d e "Pakistan: Provinces and Major Cities - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information". citypopulation.de.
- ^ Ankara includes Altindag, Cankaya, Etimesgut, Golbasi, Keçioren, Mamak, Sincan and Yenimahalle
- ^ "Indonesia: Provinces, Regencies, Cities, Districts, Communes, Settlements - Population Statistics in Maps and Charts".
- ^ Data refer to the Governorate of Grand Algiers.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-07-03. Retrieved 2008-02-27.
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